Players and support staff to be brought home as soon as possibleECB statement says ‘these are completely unprecedented times’England’s cricketers will fly home from Sri Lanka on Friday, their tour having been called off amid the coronavirus pandemic th…
First Test is due to start in Galle next ThursdayGoverning body acknowledge ‘evolving situation’The England and Wales Cricket Board issued a statement on Thursday evening insisting the two-Test series against Sri Lanka that begins on 19 March remains o…
Players banned from posing for selfies or signing autographsUp to 5,000 England fans expected in Sri Lanka for Test seriesEngland players have been instructed not to sign autographs or pose for selfies with fans during their Test tour of Sri Lanka in a…
Sri Lanka’s experienced new coach is excited by his team’s new spin options for the two-Test series, and eyes revenge for 2018England have been warned to expect a war of attrition in Sri Lanka, with the country’s new head coach, Mickey Arthur, also kee…
England’s new No 6 averaged 88.66 in South Africa but says he has learned from Joe Root and Ben Stokes that ‘you never stand still’ at Test levelOf the many reasons for positivity following England’s dominant series victory in South Africa, the perform…
• He is second youngest player to take five wickets in Test innings• Pakistan seal 263-run victory in second Test top seal series 1-0Pakistan needed only 16 balls on the final morning to beat Sri Lanka by 263 runs in Karachi and complete their first Te…
• He is second youngest player to take five wickets in Test innings• Pakistan seal 263-run victory in second Test top seal series 1-0Pakistan needed only 16 balls on the final morning to beat Sri Lanka by 263 runs in Karachi and complete their first Te…
• Opener last played in win over West India in February• Jennings averages 44 from Test matches on the subcontinentKeaton Jennings is being considered for a surprise England recall in Sri Lanka in March in a move designed to counter the spinning condit…
• Pakistan will host Sri Lanka in two December Tests• Announcement comes in wake of successful white-ball seriesPakistan will host Test cricket for the first time in more than a decade, with Sri Lanka agreeing to visit for two matches next month.Sri La…
• Pakistan will host Sri Lanka in two December Tests• Announcement comes in wake of successful white-ball seriesPakistan will host Test cricket for the first time in more than a decade, with Sri Lanka agreeing to visit for two matches next month.Sri La…
Sri Lanka 142-6; Australia 145-3 (off 17.4 overs)Warner hits 57 from 50 balls as series ends 3-0Australia completed a crushing 3-0 Twenty20 series clean sweep against Sri Lanka, the home side cruising to a comfortable seven-wicket win in game three at …
Updates from the final match of the series at the MCGAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 8.32am GMT 4th over: Sri Lanka 31-1 (Mendis 12, Perera 13) Pat Cummins is on to replace Richardson, with Steve Smith on the mic. Did everyone see his intervi…
Updates from the game at the GabbaAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 8.16am GMT 1st over: Sri Lanka 4-0 (Gunathilaka 2, Mendis 1) As Gunathilaka gets off the mark first all to third man, Shane Warne rolls out the favoured stat of most TV comment…
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 157 runsLanning named player of the matchAustralia continued their domination over Sri Lanka with a thumping 157-run win in the opening match of their three-game ODI series at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.Australia scored …
• 10 Sri Lankan players have pulled out over security concerns • Pakistan has not hosted Test since Sri Lanka bus attack in 2009The Sri Lankan cricket board says it has been warned about a possible terrorist threat during its planned tour of Pakistan a…
Readers from around the world reflect on seven weeks of cricket and one astounding finalEngland’s run to the semi-finals, and indeed final, could not have been more quintessentially English. The team came into the tournament on a great run and hope was…
Readers from around the world reflect on seven weeks of cricket and one astounding finalEngland’s run to the semi-finals, and indeed final, could not have been more quintessentially English. The team came into the tournament on a great run and hope was…
• Sri Lanka 264-7; India 265-3 – India win by seven wickets• Openers Rahul and Sharma both score centuries for IndiaIndia brushed aside the challenge posed by Sri Lanka with the confidence of a side that already knew their semi-final berth was secure. …
Updates from Headingley, 10.30am (BST) startEngland’s action plan for World Cup gloryGet in touch! Email Tim with your thoughts 10.30am BST In case you’re wondering how England can finally win the World Cup, Rob Smyth has a ten-point plan. 10.20am BST…
• Sri Lanka 338-6; West Indies 315-9 (Sri Lanka win by 23 runs)• Nicholas Pooran’s 118 in vain as West Indies come up just shortNicholas Pooran waded in at the Riverside where MS Dhoni dared not tread at Edgbaston on Sunday, turning a game on its head …
